This topic
describes the data and controls that appear at the top of the Inventory page
for a service.

Resource
Properties

The properties at the top of
the Inventory page for a service provide identifying information including:

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Description

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Owner - By default, the
vCenter
Hyperic user under
whose account the resource was added to inventory. Click
Change... to assign
a different resource owner.

The plugin developer controls
which resource properties are displayed at the top of a resource's Inventory
page: any properties enclosed in a <properties> element for a resource
type appear in the page header when you browse to an instance of that type.

Map Controls for a
Service

The Map control presents
graphical view of the service and the resources that are related to it. The map
illustrates hierarchical inventory relationships, and a resource's membership
in groups or applications.

Tools Menu for a
Service

When a service is selected,
the
Tools menu has the
following commands:

■

Configure Service — Opens
the Configuration Properties page for the service, where you can edit the
resource's configuration properties.

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Delete Service

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Add to Dashboard Favorites
— Adds the service to the Favorite Resources portlet on the current Hyperic
user's Dashboard.

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Add to Group — Opens the
Group Manager page, which lists the groups to which the platform may be added.
You can add a platform to a group if:

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You have permission
to access the group, and:

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The group is a mixed
group that contains platforms, servers, and services.

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The group is a
compatible group of the selected platform's platform type.

General Properties for
a Service

The General Properties
section of the Inventory page for a service lists the following information:

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Description

■

Date Created

■

Location

■

Date Modified

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Resource Type

Groups Containing a
Service

The Groups Containing this
Resource section lists the following information for each the group of which
the service is a member:

■

Group

■

Description

There are two controls
available:

■

Add to List

■

Remove from List

Configuration
Properties for a Service

This section displays the
configuration properties for the service:

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Shared - These properties
vary by service type.

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Monitoring - These
properties control log and configuration tracking for the service.